852.01 Basic rules for intestate succession. (1) Who are heirs. Except as modified by the decedent’s will under s. 852.10 (1), any part of the net estate of a decedent that is not disposed of by will passes to the decedent’s surviving heirs as follows: (a) To the spouse or domestic partner: 1. If there […]
852.03 Related rules. (1) Per stirpes. If per stirpes distribution is called for under s. 852.01 (1) (b), (d) or (f), the rules under s. 854.04 apply. (3) Relatives of the half blood. Inheritance rights of relatives of the half blood are governed by s. 854.21 (4). (4) Posthumous heirs. Inheritance rights of a person […]
852.05 Status of child born to unmarried parents for purposes of intestate succession. (1) A child born to unmarried parents, or the child’s issue, is treated in the same manner as a child, or the issue of a child, born to married parents with respect to intestate succession from and through the child’s mother, and […]
852.09 Assignment of home to surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner. If the intestate estate includes an interest in a home, assignment of that interest to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner is governed by s. 861.21. History: 1993 a. 486; 1997 a. 188; 2009 a. 28.
852.10 Disinheritance from intestate share. (1) A decedent’s will may exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property passing by intestate succession. (2) The share of the intestate estate that would have passed to the individual or class described in sub. (1) passes as if the individual or each […]
852.11 Advancement. The effect of a lifetime gift by the decedent on the intestate share of an heir is governed by s. 854.09. History: 1993 a. 486; 1997 a. 188.
852.12 Debts to decedent. If an heir owes a debt to the decedent, s. 854.12 governs the treatment of that debt. History: 1997 a. 188; 2005 a. 216.
852.13 Right to disclaim intestate share. Any person to whom property would otherwise pass under s. 852.01 may disclaim all or part of the property as provided under s. 854.13. History: 1973 c. 233; 1977 c. 309; 1997 a. 188.
852.14 Inheritance by a parent who abandons a child. (1) In this section, “abandoned” means failed without cause to do all of the following for at least one year immediately before the death of a minor child: (a) Communicate with the minor. (b) Care for the minor as required by law or court order. (c) […]
